Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-03-04
State l1ems.

dent.
Col. o. y. Elkins, a prominent citizen
of North Troy, died of typhoid malarial
fever, last week. aged 49, He served on
Gov. Smiths staff during the war, and
was Il member of the legislature in 1872
and 10.
While William Thompson was crossing
the Passumpsic railroad track at West
Burke Tuesday, his sleigh was struck
by a large snow pillow and he was instant
ly killed. 1t was showing hard. and the
engine was not seen or heard. He was
aged about 10 and leaves wife and two
children.
=. Sibley, Bennington tobacco dealer,
was found dead in his store Friday morn
ing about 10 o'clock. Mr.. Sbley was a
son of Hon. Torrant Sibley, an old and
respected member of the Bennington
county bar, and a brother of f. l.. Sibley,
Judge of the Probate court. The deceased
was unmarried and about 80 years ofage.
The engineer of the down mail train
for Boston, soon after leaving Mt. Holly,
Friday, saw man lying beside the track
stopping the train, it proved to be Will
VIM of Mt. Holly. 1t is supposed that
the up mail, which had Just passed, struck
him, as he was killed instantly, the top
and back of his head being cut off, also
one arm. M NJ sI9 BIZ
Marlboro people report over five feet of
snow on the level, but the story of a
Stratton man who came down from the
mountain yesterday puts all other re-
ports as to the great depth of snow in the
shade. He said that he had finished
building Il 40-foot barn with a cupola only
the day before Saturdays great storm,
but Sunday moring he was obliged to
shovel down 10 feet to find the cupola.-
Brattleboro Dispatch of Monday.
Edison Magoon of Cornth, convicted in
the United States court at Burlington of
illicit distllng, was sentenced to serve a
term of IS months in the House of Cor
rection and to pay "A fine of $1,000. The
court Informed Magoon that for good
behavior there would be a reduction of
five days for every month. The jury
could not agree in the case of Elijah
Magoon. charged with Illicit distilling,
and were discharged. The cases of the
other Magoons have been postponed till
the May term.
Workmen representing about 1900 en-
ployes of the large marble companies at
West Rutland have demanded an increase
of pay and an answer is to be given by
the companies soon. A strike is ex-
pected if the reply is unsatisfactory. The
companies thus far included in the demand
are the Vermont Marble company, West
Rutland division, Sheldon & Sons, ellison
& Woodtin, Dorset Marble company and
the old EsperanZa. 1t was expected that
the men at Centre Rutland and Proctor
would unite in the demand, but they have
not as yet.
William Dian, who was recently ar
rested for infanticide, was brought before
Justice Sargent at St. Johnsbury Monday
and the new witness, Emma Brown, was
called. She said that on the night it is
claimed the child received its fatal in
juries she took care of Mrs. Dian and the
child; that Dian was i'm and out of the
room at various times during the night
and was drinking heavily. Near morn
ing she left the room and heard the child
cry out; went back and found the child
in Dizan's arms; the child cried about
five minutes; when Nurse Bedell came
into the room she turned the child over
to her. Dian was held for trial and
committed to Jail.
The total debt of the town of Rutland
February % was DOB, and in the ap-
portionment of this debt among the three
towns of Rutland. West Rutland anC
Proctor, after March |, Rutland will as
sumo II "a per cent, West Rutland 1871:
per cent and Proctor S.74 per cent. Tn,
expenses for taking care of the poor dur
ing the past year were l0,462, which il
a little in excess of the previous year
No report from the present town liquor
agent appears with the other reports o.
the town officers, the liquor agent, thu
notorious Ben Woolley, now serving GU
a sentence in the House of Correction i'm
posed by the supreme court for exceed
ing his authority in selling liquor fo
other than medicinal, mechanical ant
chemical purposes. The selectmen il
their report explain the absence of a re
port from Woolley by saying that "owins
to circumstances over which he has NJ
control the present liquor agent has beer
unable to make up his accounts in season
for this report"
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